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09 Apr 1498
John Cardinal of Lorraine French churchman born in Bar-le-Duc Lorraine (d. 1550)
09 Apr 1597
John Davenport Puritan clergyman and cofounder of the New Haven Colony born in Coventry Warwickshire England (d. 1670)
09 Apr 1611
Giacomo Maria Predieri Italian composer born in Bologna Italy (d. 1695)
09 Apr 1627
Johann Kaspar Kerll German composer born in Adorf Germany (d. 1693)
09 Apr 1634
Albertine Agnes princess of Orange-Nassau born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1696)
09 Apr 1648
Henri de Massue Marquis de Ruvigny 1st Viscount Galway French soldier and diplomat born in Paris (d. 1720)
09 Apr 1649
James Scott Duke of Monmouth bastard son of English king Charles II born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1685)
09 Apr 1680
Philippe Nricault Destouches French dramatist and author born in Tours France (d. 1754)
09 Apr 1686
James Craggs the Younger English politician born in Westminster London (d. 1721)
09 Apr 1691
Johann Matthias Gesner German classical scholar born in Roth Bavaria Germany (d. 1761)
09 Apr 1716
Johann Georg Zechner Austrian composer born in Gleisdorf Austria (d. 1778)
09 Apr 1717
Georg Matthias Monn Austrian composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1750)
09 Apr 1751
Emanuel Schikaneder German playwright and composer born in Straubing Germany (d. 1812)
09 Apr 1753
Pieter Paulus Dutch Patriot and President of the First National Assembly in The Hague born in Axel Netherlands (d. 1786)
09 Apr 1757
Wojciech Boguslawski Polish composer born in Glinno Pozna County Poland (d. 1829)
09 Apr 1770
Thomas Johann Seebeck German physicist (Seebeck effect) born in Tallinn Estonia Russian Empire (d. 1831)
09 Apr 1773
tienne Aignan French writer born in Beaugency France (d. 1824
09 Apr 1785
Sibrandus Stratingh Dutch physician and chemist (electric car) born in Adorp Netherlands (d. 1841)
09 Apr 1791
George Peacock English mathematician (algebraic theory) born in County Durham England (d. 1858)
09 Apr 1794
Theobald Boehm German inventor of the modern flute born in Munich Germany (d. 1881)
09 Apr 1798
Giuditta Pasta Italian soprano born in Saronno Italy (d. 1865)
09 Apr 1812
Randolph Barnes Marcy American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Greenwich Massachusetts (d. 1887)
09 Apr 1821
Charles-Pierre Baudelaire French poet and translator (Les Fleurs du mal) born in Paris France (d. 1867)
09 Apr 1826
Thomas Hewson Neill American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1885)
09 Apr 1830
Eadweard Muybridge English photographer pioneer in study of motion born in Kingston upon Thames England (d. 1904)
09 Apr 1847
Paolo Tosti Italian composer born in Ortona Italy (d. 1916)
09 Apr 1847
Francis William Davenport English composer born in Wilderslowe Derby (d. 1925)
09 Apr 1848
Francis MacKinnon English cricketer (later the 35th Mackinnon of Mackinnon) born in Paddington London (d. 1947)
09 Apr 1848
Helene Lange German feminist (honoured with the Grand Prussian State Medal) born in Oldenburg Germany (d. 1930)
09 Apr 1850
Hermann Zumpe German composer born in Oppach Germany (d. 1903)
09 Apr 1851
C. E. A. Wichmann German-Dutch geologist born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1927)
09 Apr 1854
Seaborn McDaniel Denson American composer born in Cleburne County Alabama (d. 1936)
09 Apr 1855
Gyula Reviczky Hungarian author and poet born in Kuzmice Topoany District Slovakia (d. 1889)
09 Apr 1861
Charles Holroyd English artist and curator Director of the National Gallery (1906-16) born in Potternewton Leeds (d. 1917)
09 Apr 1864
Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti English electrical engineer and inventor born in Liverpool England (d. 1930)
09 Apr 1865
Charles Proteus Steinmetz German-American electrical engineer (development of alternating current) born in Breslau Province of Silesia Prussia (d. 1923)
09 Apr 1867
Chris Watson third Prime Minister of Australia (Labour Party) born in Valparaso Chile (d. 1941)
09 Apr 1871
Arthur Fickenscher American composer born in Aurora Illinois (d. 1954)
09 Apr 1872
Lon Blum Prime Minister of France (Peoples Front Government) born in Paris (d. 1950)
09 Apr 1874
Julius Bittner Austrian composer (Little Violet) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1939)
09 Apr 1879
Gerald Kelly British painter born in London (d. 1972)
09 Apr 1882
Frederick Francis IV Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin born in Palermo Italy (d. 1946)
09 Apr 1883
Renzo Bossi Italian composer born in Como (d. 1965)
09 Apr 1883
Frank King American cartoonist (Gasoline Alley) born in Cashton Wisconsin (d. 1969)
09 Apr 1884
Franco Vittadini Italian composer born in Pavia Italy (d. 1948)
09 Apr 1888
Florence Price American composer (Wanamaker Prize 1932) and 1st African-American woman to have a composition played by a major orchestra born in Little Rock Arkansas (d. 1953)
09 Apr 1888
Sol Hurok American theatrical impresario born in Pogar Chernigov Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1974)
09 Apr 1889
Efrem Zimbalist Russian composer and violinist born in Rostov on Don Russia (d. 1985)
09 Apr 1891
John Gobau Flemish actor (Electricity Hostage Rights The Cross-Patch) born in Antwerpen Flanders Belgium (d. 1958)
09 Apr 1894
Ernest Kanitz Austrian-American composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1978)
09 Apr 1895
Mance Lipscomb American blues musician (Shine On Harvest Moon) born in Navasota Texas (d. 1976)
09 Apr 1895
Michel Simon Swiss actor (Panic Plague Two of Us) born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 1975)
09 Apr 1895
Rudolf Kattnigg Austrian composer born in Carinthia Austria (d. 1955)
09 Apr 1898
Julius Patzak Austrian tenor singer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1974)
09 Apr 1898
Paul Robeson American singer (Old Man River) actor and civil rights activist born in Princeton New Jersey (d. 1976)
09 Apr 1899
James Smith McDonnell American aviator and engineer born in Denver Colorado (d. 1980)
09 Apr 1900
Allen Jenkins American actor (Hey Jeannie Top Cop Girl Habit) born in Staten Island New York (d. 1974)
09 Apr 1901
Sharon Lynn American actress (Way Out West Big Broadcast) born in Weatherford Texas (d. 1963)
09 Apr 1901
Paul Willis American actor (The Little Lumberjack Little Kaintuck) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1960)
09 Apr 1903
Gregory Pincus American biologist and inventor (birth control pill) born in Woodbine New Jersey (d. )
09 Apr 1903
Ward Bond American actor (Wagon Train Its a Wonderful Life) born in Benkelman Nebraska (d. 1960)
09 Apr 1903
Willem Pee Belgian linguist born in Bruges Belgium (d. 1986)
09 Apr 1904
Lyle Latell American actor (Not of the Earth Dick Tracys Dilemma Sky Dragon) born in Alma Iowa (d. 1967)
09 Apr 1904
Sharkey Bonano American jazz musician born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1972)
09 Apr 1905
J. William Fulbright American senator from Arkansas known for opposition to the Vietnam War) born in Sumner Missouri (d. 1995)
09 Apr 1906
Antal Dorati Hungarian-American conductor (Minneapolis Symphony 1949-1960) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1988)
09 Apr 1906
Hugh Gaitskell British politician (Leader of the Labour Party) born in Kensington London (d. 1963)
09 Apr 1906
Victor Vasarely Hungarian-French painter and author (Op Art) born in Pcs Hungary Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1997)
09 Apr 1906
Rafaela Aparicio [Rafaela Daz Valiente] Spanish actress born in Mlaga Spain (d. 1996)
09 Apr 1908
Fred Lohse German composer born in Leipzig (d. 1987)
09 Apr 1909
Domenico Enrici Roman Catholic Curia Archbishop born in Cervasca Italy (d. 1997)
09 Apr 1909
Ivan Ivonovich Dzerzhinsky Russian composer born in Tambov Dzerzhinsky (d. 1978)
09 Apr 1909
Robert Helpmann Australian actor choreographer and dancer (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Don Quixote) born in Mount Gambier South Australia (d. 1986)
09 Apr 1910
Abraham Ribicoff American politician U.S. Senator from Connecticut born in New Britain Connecticut (d. 1998)
09 Apr 1911
Richard Arthur de Yarburgh-Bateson 6th Lord Deramore British architect born in London (d. 2006)
09 Apr 1912
Wilson Charles Geoffrey Baldwin hero born in Tendring Essex (d. 1994)
09 Apr 1912
Lew Kopelew Russian author born in Kiev Russian Empire (d. 1997)
09 Apr 1915
Albert Rmy French actor (Grand Prix The 400 Blows The Train) born in Svres Seine France (d. 1967)
09 Apr 1915
Daniel Johnson Sr. Canadian politician 20th Premier of Quebec born in Danville Quebec Canada (d. 1968)
09 Apr 1917
Johannes Bobrowski German poet and writer born in Tilsit East Prussia (d. 1965)
09 Apr 1917
Vincent OBrien Irish racehorse trainer born in Churchtown County Cork Ireland (d. 2009)
09 Apr 1917
Brad Dexter [Boris Milanovich] American actor (Macao The Magnificent Seven) born in Goldfield Nevada (d. 2002)
09 Apr 1918
Jrn Utzon Danish architect (Sydney Opera House) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 2008)
09 Apr 1919
J. Presper Eckert Jr. American engineer and co-inventor (1st electronic computer-ENIAC) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1995)
09 Apr 1920
Alexander Moulton English engineer and bicycle designer (folding bicycle) born in Stratford-upon-Avon England (d. 2012)
09 Apr 1920
Art Van Damme American jazz accordionist (Chicago Jazz) born in Norway Michigan (d. 2010)
09 Apr 1920
David Walker Professor of Law (Glasgow University)
09 Apr 1920
F Don Miller Boxing coach (Olympic-1956) born in Racine Wisconsin
09 Apr 1921
Frankie Thomas American actor and author (Tom Corbett Space Cadet) born in NYC New York (d. 2006)
09 Apr 1921
Jean-Marie Balestre French president of motor sports FIA born in Saint-Rmy-de-Provence France (d. 2008)
09 Apr 1921
Yitzhak Navon President of Israel (1978-83) born in Jerusalem British Mandate of Palestine (d. 2015)
09 Apr 1922
Carl Amery [Christian Anton Mayer] German writer born in Munich (d. 2005)
09 Apr 1922
Gerald Moverley first Bishop of the Diocese of Hallam in Yorkshire born in Bradford England (d. 1996)
09 Apr 1922
Michael Palliser head of British diplomatic service born in Reigate Surrey (d. 2012)
09 Apr 1923
Bruno Kiefer German-born Brazilian composer born in Baden-Baden Germany (d. 2017)
09 Apr 1923
Dann Cahn American film editor (I Love Lucy Beverly Hillbillies) born in Hollywood California (d. 2012)
09 Apr 1924
Harald Heilmann German composer born in Aue Germany (d. 2018)
09 Apr 1925
Michael Richardson British investment banker and advisor to Margaret Thatcher known as Mr Privatisation born in London (d. 2003)
09 Apr 1925
Tom Jackson British union leader (Post Office) born in Leeds West Yorkshire (d. 2003)
09 Apr 1926
Graham Hills English physical scientist and principal (Strathclyde University England) born in Southend-on-Sea Essex (d. 2014)
09 Apr 1926
Harris Wofford American politician (Sen-D-Pennsylvania 1991-94) head of AmeriCorps born in New York City (d. 2019)
09 Apr 1926
Gerry Fitt Northern Irish politician (Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party) born in Beechmount Belfast Northern Ireland (d. 2015)
09 Apr 1926
Michael Ogden British barrister (Ogden Tables) born in London (d. 2003)
09 Apr 1928
Brian Cubbon British senior civil servant born in Lancashire England (d. 2015)
09 Apr 1928
Floyd Spence American attorney and politician (Rep-R-SC 1971-2001) born in Columbia South Carolina (d. 2001)
09 Apr 1928
Tom Lehrer American musician satirist and mathematician (That Was The Week That Was) born in NYC New York
09 Apr 1929
Harvey Lichtenstein American head of the Brooklyn Academy of Music born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2017)
09 Apr 1930
F. Albert Cotton American chemist born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
09 Apr 1930
Nathaniel Branden Canadian-American psychotherapist born in Brampton Ontario Canada (d. 2014)
09 Apr 1931
Bill Gilbert sports author (They Also Served Big E) born in Washington D.C.
09 Apr 1931
Martin Rogers director (Farmington Institute for Christian Studies)
09 Apr 1931
Richard Hatfield Canadian politician (26th Premier of New Brunswick) born in Hartland New Brunswick (d. 1991)
09 Apr 1932
Carl Perkins American singer and songwriter (Blue Suede Shoes) born in Jackson Tennessee (d. 1998)
09 Apr 1932
Jim Fowler American naturalist (Wild Kingdom) born in Albany Georgia
09 Apr 1932
Paul Krassner American comic strip cartoonist (MAD Magazine) and founder (Yippies) born in Brooklyn New York
09 Apr 1932
Peter Moores British businessman and director (Littlewoods) born in Lancashire England (d. 2016)
09 Apr 1932
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Degtyaryov Russian cosmonaut born in Voronezh Russia
09 Apr 1932
Armin Jordan Swiss conductor born in Luzern Switzerland (d. 2006)
09 Apr 1932
Cheetah [Cheeta Cheta Chita] chimpanzee actor (1930s Tarzan franchise) is born (d. 2011)
09 Apr 1932
Abdul Mati [Matias Klarwein] French artist best known for his works used on music album covers (Annunciation Grain of Sand Bitches Brew Aleph Sanctuary) born in Hamburg Germany (d. 2002)
09 Apr 1933
Jacques Molicard translator and navigator (d. 1995)
09 Apr 1933
Richard Rose American Professor of Public Policy (Strathclyde University) born in St Louis Missouri
09 Apr 1933
Gian Maria Volont Italian actor (Fistful of Dollars) born in Milan Italy (d. 1994)
09 Apr 1934
Bill Birch New Zealand politician (38th Minister of Finance) born in Hastings New Zealand
09 Apr 1935
Aulis Sallinen Finnish composer born in Salmi Russia
09 Apr 1935
Avery Schreiber American comedian and actor (My Mother the Car) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2002)
09 Apr 1936
Valerie Solanas American radical feminist author of SCUM Manifesto who attempted to assassinate Andy Warhol in 1968 born in Ventnor City New Jersey (d. 1988)
09 Apr 1936
Jerzy Maksymiuk Polish pianist composer and conductor (BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra 1983-93) born in Grodno Poland
09 Apr 1936
Michael Somare British foreign affairs minister (Paupa & New Guinea) born in Rabaul Territory of New Guinea
09 Apr 1937
Simon Brown Baron Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.K.
09 Apr 1937
Barrington J. Bayley English sci-fi author (Collision Course) born in Birmingham England (d. 2008)
09 Apr 1937
Valerie Singleton British broadcaster (Blue Peter) born in Hitchin Hertfordshire England
09 Apr 1938
Viktor Chernomyrdin Russian politician (Prime Minister of Russia) born in Chernyy Otrog Russia (d. 2010)
09 Apr 1939
Michael Learned American actress (Olivia in The Waltons Nurse) born in Washington D.C.
09 Apr 1940
Vasily Dmitriyevich Shcheglov Russian cosmonaut born in Melovashka Ukraine (d. 1973)
09 Apr 1940
Jim [James Wilfred] Roberts Canadian NHL defenceman (1st Blues draft pick) born in Toronto (d. 2015)
09 Apr 1941
Hannah Gordon British actress (Oh Alfie) born in Edinburgh Scotland
09 Apr 1941
Kay Adams American country singer born in Knox City Texas
09 Apr 1941
Chu Song-woong South Korean stage actor born in Goseong South Gyeongsang South Korea (d. 1985)
09 Apr 1942
Brandon De Wilde American actor (Jamie Wild in the Sky) born in Brooklyn New York
09 Apr 1942
Earl Hilliard American politician (Rep-D-Alabama) born in Birmingham Alabama
09 Apr 1943
Terry Knight American rock producer and singer (Grand Funk Railroad) born in Lapeer Michigan (d. 2004)
09 Apr 1945
Gus Hardin [Carolyn Ann Blankenship] American country singer born in Tulsa Oklahoma (d. 1996)
09 Apr 1946
Alan Knott English cricket wicket-keeper (1967-81) born in Belvedere Kent
09 Apr 1946
Les Gray English vocalist (Mud-Cat Crept In) born in Carshalton Surrey (d. 2004)
09 Apr 1946
Philip Wright English rocker (Paper Lace) born in St. Anns Nottingham
09 Apr 1948
Jaya Bachchan Indian actress and politician born in Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh India
09 Apr 1949
Chico [David-Allen] Ryan American rock vocalist (Sha Na Na) born in Arlington Massachusetts (d. 1998)
09 Apr 1949
Steve Gadd American jazz drummer (Late In The Evening 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover) born in Irondequoit New York
09 Apr 1950
Kenneth Cockrell American astronaut (STS 56 69 80) born in Austin Texas
09 Apr 1950
Nathan Cook American actor (Milton-White Shadow Billy-Hotel) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1988)
09 Apr 1952
Magnar m Norwegian composer born in Trondheim Norway
09 Apr 1953
Hal Ketchum American country singer (Small Town Saturday Night) born in Greenwich Village New York
09 Apr 1954
Dennis Quaid American actor (Big Easy Dreamscape Right Stuff) born in Houston Texas
09 Apr 1954
Iain Duncan Smith British politician Leader of the Conservative Party (2001-03) born in Edinburgh Scotland
09 Apr 1955
Joolz Denby English poet and novelist born in Bradford West Yorkshire England
09 Apr 1955
Kate Heyhoe American editor and food writer born in Los Angeles California
09 Apr 1956
Miguel ngel Russo Argentine footballer born in Lans Partido Argentina
09 Apr 1957
Ednita Nazario Puerto Rican singer born in Ponce Puerto Rico
09 Apr 1957
Martin Margiela Belgian fashion designer born in Genk Belgium
09 Apr 1958
Nigel Slater English cook and writer (The Observer) born in Wolverhampton England
09 Apr 1959
Dave Innis American country singer (Restless Heart-Wheels) born in Bartlesville Oklahoma
09 Apr 1961
Kirk McCaskill Canadian MLB pitcher (Chicago White Sox) born in Kapuskasing Ontario Canada
09 Apr 1961
Mark Kelly Irish keyboardist (Marillion-Real to Reel) born in Dublin Ireland
09 Apr 1962
Freddie Joe Nunn American NFL defensive end (Indianapolis Colts) born in Noxubee County Mississippi
09 Apr 1962
Jeff Turner American NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies) born in Bangor Maine
09 Apr 1963
Joe Scarborough American television personality born in Atlanta Georgia
09 Apr 1963
Marc Jacobs American fashion designer (Marc Jacobs Louis Vuitton) born in NYC New York
09 Apr 1964
Rob Awalt American football player born in Landstuhl Germany
09 Apr 1964
Soyo Oka Japanese musician born in Nishinomiya City Hyogo Japan
09 Apr 1965
Hal Morris American baseball infielder (Cincinnati Reds) born in Fort Rucker Alabama
09 Apr 1965
Helen Alfredsson Swedish golfer (Nabisco Dinah Shore 1993) born in Gothenburg Sweden
09 Apr 1965
Paolo Can Italian tennis star born in Bologna Italy
09 Apr 1965
Paulina Porizkova Czech-born Swedish American supermodel (Sports Illustrated) born in Prostejov Czechoslovakia
09 Apr 1965
Jeff Zucker American television executive (CEO of NBC Universal) born in Homestead Florida
09 Apr 1965
Jay Wesley Neill American convicted mass murderer (d. 2002)
09 Apr 1965
Mark Pellegrino American actor (Lucifer-Supernatural) born in Los Angeles California
09 Apr 1966
Oliver Barnett American NFL defensive end (SF 49ers) born in Louisville Kentucky
09 Apr 1967
Graeme Lloyd Australian baseball pitcher (NY Yankees Milwaukee Brewers) born in Geelong Victoria Australia
09 Apr 1967
Alex Kahn American visual and performance artist and co-founder of the arts ensemble Processional Arts Workshop
09 Apr 1968
Janne Ojanen Finnish hockey forward (Team Finland) born in Tampere Finland
09 Apr 1969
Amy Feng Chinese born-American table tennis player (Olympics 1996) born in Tianjin China
09 Apr 1969
Karl Krikken English cricketer (Derbyshire 1989- wicketkeeper) born in Bolton Lancashire
09 Apr 1969
Timothy Young American rower (Olympic silver 1996) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
09 Apr 1970
Chuck Bradley American NFL offensive tackle (BC Lions Barcelona Dragons) born in Covington Kentucky
09 Apr 1970
Neal Caloia American marksman (Olympics 1996) born in Torrance California
09 Apr 1970
Mike Barz [Michael Barszcz] American meteorologist and TV anchor (WFOX-TV WJAX-TV) born in Los Angeles California
09 Apr 1971
Anthony Redmon American NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals) born in Brewton Alabama
09 Apr 1936
Valerie Solanas American radical feminist and author of SCUM Manifesto who attempted to assassinate Andy Warhol in 1968 born in Ventnor City New Jersey (d. 1988)
09 Apr 1964
Charles Jenkins Jr. American athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m relay 1992) born in NYC New York
09 Apr 1964
Doug Ducey American businessman and politician Governor of Arizona (2015-) born in Toledo Ohio
09 Apr 1970
Josh Todd [Joshua Todd Gruber] American musician singer and actor (Buckcherry) born in Los Angeles California
09 Apr 1753
Pieter Paulus Dutch Patriot and President of the First National Assembly in The Hague born in Axel Netherlands (d. 1796)
09 Apr 1754
Antonio Frantisek Becvarovsky Czech composer born in Mlada Boleslav Bohemia (d. 1823)
09 Apr 1882
Frederick Francis IV Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin born in Palermo Italy (d. 1945)
09 Apr 1888
Florence Price American composer (Wanamaker Prize 1932) and 1st African-American woman to have a composition played by a major orchestra born in Little Rock Arkansas (d. 1953)
09 Apr 1898
Paul Robeson American bass-baritone singer (Old Man River) actor and civil rights activist born in Princeton New Jersey (d. 1976)
09 Apr 1902
Frantiek Such Czech oboist and composer (Moravian Wind Quintet) born in Libina Bohemia Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1977)
09 Apr 1904
Lyle Latell American actor (Not of This Earth Dick Tracys Dilemma Sky Dragon) born in Alma Iowa (d. 1967)
09 Apr 1904
Joseph Sharkey Bonano American Dixieland jazz trumpeter and singer born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1972)
09 Apr 1906
Antal Dorti Hungarian-American conductor (Minneapolis Symphony 1949-1960 National Symphony 1970-77) and composer born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1988)
09 Apr 1908
Fred Lohse German composer born in Leipzig Germany (d. 1987)
09 Apr 1909
Ivan Ivonovich Dzerzhinsky Russian composer born in Tambov Dzerzhinsky Russian Empire (d. 1978)
09 Apr 1915
Bob Quinn Australian Football Hall of Fame rover (All Australian captain 1947 SA captain 1945-47 Magarey Medal 1938 45 Port Adelaide FC) born in Adelaide South Australia (d. 2008)
09 Apr 1917
Vincent OBrien Irish racehorse trainer (6 x Epsom Derby 2 x British champion trainer only British Triple Crown winner Nijinsky 1970) born in Churchtown Ireland (d. 2009)
09 Apr 1923
Bruno Kiefer German-born Brazilian composer born in Baden-Baden Germany (d. 1987)
09 Apr 1925
Art Kane [Kanofsky] American art director (Seventeen Magazine) and portrait photographer (A Great Day In Harlem) born in New York City (d. 1995)
09 Apr 1926
Gerry Fitt Northern Irish politician (Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party) born in Beechmount Belfast Northern Ireland (d. 2005)
09 Apr 1928
Tom Lehrer American musician (The Elements) satirist (That Was The Week That Was) and mathematician born in NYC New York
09 Apr 1930
John Bartholomew Tucker American TV host (Candid Camera 1974-75 Treasure Island 1967-68) and author born in Pennsylvania (d. 2014)
09 Apr 1932
Carl Perkins American rockabilly singer and songwriter (Blue Suede Shoes Honey Dont) born in Jackson Tennessee (d. 1998)
09 Apr 1935
Reuben Wilson American jazz organist (Got to Get Your Own) born in Mounds Oklahoma
09 Apr 1936
Jerzy Maksymiuk Polish pianist composer and conductor (BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra 1983-93) born in Grodno Poland
09 Apr 1941
(Princetta) Kay Adams American country singer (I Cried At Your Wedding Little Pink Mack) born in Knox City Texas
09 Apr 1942
Brandon De Wilde American actor (Jamie Wild in the Sky) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1972)
09 Apr 1943
Terry Knight [Knapp] American rock singer manager and record producer (Grand Funk Railroad) born in Lapeer Michigan (d. 2004)
09 Apr 1946
Les Gray English vocalist (Mud - Tiger Feet) born in Carshalton Surrey (d. 2004)
09 Apr 1948
Philip Wright British rock drummer and singer (Paper Lace -The Night Chicago Died) born in St. Anns Nottingham England
09 Apr 1949
(David Allan) Chico Ryan American rock bassist and singer (Sha Na Na) born in Arlington Massachusetts (d. 1998)
09 Apr 1949
Steve Gadd American jazz and rock session drummer (Paul Simon - Late In The Evening 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Steely Dan - Aja) born in Irondequoit New York
09 Apr 1950
Pierre Gagnaire French chef born in Apinac France
09 Apr 1951
John Teerlinck American NFL defensive end (SD Chargers) and coach (annual award for NFL best defensive line coach named after him) born in Rochester New York (d. 2020)
09 Apr 1951
Andrzej Krzanowski Polish classical composer and accordionist (The Wind Carries the Echo Across a Wood Clearing) born in Bielsko-Biaa Poland (d. 1990)
09 Apr 1953
Hal Ketchum American country singer (Small Town Saturday Night) born in Greenwich Village New York (d. 2020)
09 Apr 1957
Ednita Nazario Puerto Rican Latin pop and rock singer born in Ponce Puerto Rico
09 Apr 1959
Dave Innis American country singer (Restless Heart - Wheels) born in Bartlesville Oklahoma
09 Apr 1961
Mark Kelly Irish keyboardist (Marillion - Real to Reel) born in Dublin Ireland
09 Apr 1894
Edmund Jenkins American clarinetist and composer (Charlestonia Afram) born Charleston South Carolina (d. 1926) [1]
09 Apr 1895
Beau De Glen Mance Lipscomb American blues singer and guitarist (Shine On Harvest Moon) born in Navasota Texas (d. 1976)
09 Apr 1916
Julian Dash American swing jazz tenor saxophonist and composer (Tuxedo Junction) born in Charleston South Carolina (d. 1974)
09 Apr 1920
William Raynor American screenwriter (Gomer Pyle Get Smart McDuff The Talking Dog Dukes of Hazzard) born in Queens New York (d. 1994)
09 Apr 1932
Abdul Mati [Matias Klarwein] French artist known for his works used on music album covers (Santanas Abraxus Miles Davis Bitches Brew Osibisas Heads Jon Hassels Dream Theory) born in Hamburg Germany (d. 2002)
09 Apr 1938
Rockin Sidney [Simien] American zydeco and R&B singer-songwriter accordionist guitarist organist and harmonica player (My Toot-Toot You Aint Nothing But Fine) born in Lebeau Louisiana (d. 1998)
09 Apr 1949
(David Allan) Chico Ryan American rock bassist and singer (Sha Na Na 1973-98) born in Arlington Massachusetts (d. 1998)
09 Apr 1950
Peter John Wood British session and touring rock keyboardist born in Middlesex England (d. 1993)
09 Apr 1953
Dominique Perrault French architect (National Library of France) born in Clermont-Ferrand France
09 Apr 1794
Aristide Farrenc French flautist music publisher and musicologist (Trsor des pianistes) born in Marseilles France (d. 1865)
09 Apr 1848
Francis MacKinnon English cricket batsman (1 Test Kent CCC) and 35th Chief of MacKinnon clan born in London England (d. 1947)
09 Apr 1855
Joseph Hellmesberger Jr. Austrian composer violinist and conductor born in Vienna Austrian Empire (d. 1907)
09 Apr 1876
George Shepstone South African cricket batsman (2 Tests Transvaal) born in Pietermaritzberg Natal South Africa (d. 1940)
09 Apr 1883
Renzo Bossi Italian composer and educator (Milan Conservatory) born in Como Italy (d. 1965)
09 Apr 1920
F. Don Miller American sports executive (executive director USOC 1973-85 President US Olympic Foundation 1985-96) born in Racine Wisconsin (d. 1996)
09 Apr 1941
Al Gafa American jazz and session guitarist (Dizzy Gillespie Susannah McCorkle) born in New York City
09 Apr 1942
(Andre) Brandon De Wilde American stage and screen actor (The Member of the Wedding Shane Jamie Hud) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1972)
09 Apr 1942
Petar Nadoveza Croatian soccer striker (1 cap Yugoslavia Hajduk Split217 games) and manager (Hajduk Split 1982-84 1988-89 2000 2004) born in ibenik Croatia (d. 2023)
09 Apr 1946
Nate Colbert American baseball first baseman (MLB All Star 1971 72 73 San Diego Padres Houston Astros) born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 2023)
09 Apr 1949
Alex Sadkin American audio engineer and record producer (Grace Jones Thompson Twins) born in Fort Lauderdale Florida (d. 1987)
09 Apr 1611
Giacomo Maria Predieri Italian composer born in Bologna Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1695)
09 Apr 1773
tienne Aignan French writer born in Beaugency France (d. 1824)
09 Apr 1874
Julius Bittner Austrian composer (Little Violet Missa Austriaca) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1939)
09 Apr 1894
Edmund Jenkins American clarinetist and composer (Charlestonia Afram) born in Charleston South Carolina (d. 1926) [1]
09 Apr 1901
Sharon Lynn [DAuvergne Sharon Lindsay] American silent and sound screen actress (Way Out West The Big Broadcast) born in Weatherford Texas (d. 1963)
09 Apr 1903
Stanislaw Wigura Polish airplane designer and aviator (co-winner of international Challenge 1932) born in Warsaw Congress Poland (d. 1932)
09 Apr 1921
Frankie Thomas American actor and author (Tom Corbett Space Cadet) born in New York City (d. 2006)
09 Apr 1928
Tom Lehrer American musician (The Elements) satirist (That Was The Week That Was) and mathematician born in New York City
09 Apr 1930
John Bartholomew Tucker American TV host (Candid Camera 1974-75 Treasure Island 1967-68) and author born in Pennsylvania (d. 2014)
09 Apr 1931
Bill Gilbert American sports and nature writer (Sports Illustrated National Geographic) born in Kalamazoo Michigan (d. 2012)
09 Apr 1931
Martin Rogers British director of the Farmington Institute for Christian Studies
09 Apr 1935
Aulis Sallinen Finnish contemporary classical composer born in Salmi Russia
09 Apr 1935
Avery Schreiber American comedian (Burns and Schreiber) and character actor (My Mother the Car Doritos commercials) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2002)
09 Apr 1937
Marty Krofft Canadian puppeteer and television producer - with his brother Sid (H.R. Pufnstuf Land of the Lost Sigmund and the Sea Monsters Donny & Marie) born in Montreal Quebec (d. 2023) [1]
09 Apr 1940
Jimmy Roberts Canadian ice hockey defenceman (NHL All Star 1965 69 70 Stanley Cup 1965 66 73 76 77 Montreal Canadiens) born in Toronto (d. 2015)
09 Apr 1950
Peter Wood English session and touring rock keyboardist (Sutherland Bros and Quiver Al Stewart Joan Armatrading Lou Reed) born in Middlesex England (d. 1993)
09 Apr 1952
Bruce Robertson New Zealand rugby union centre (34 Tests 22 tries Counties Manukau RFU) born in Hastings New Zealand (d. 2023)
09 Apr 1611
Giacomo Maria Predieri Italian composer born in Bologna Papal States (d. 1695)
09 Apr 1627
Johann Kaspar Kerll German composer born in Adorf Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1693)
09 Apr 1751
Emanuel Schikaneder German playwright and composer born in Straubing Duchy of Bavaria Holy Roman Empire (d. 1812)
09 Apr 1754
Antonio Frantisek Becvarovsky Czech composer born in Mlada Boleslav Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1823)
09 Apr 1794
Theobald Boehm German inventor of the modern flute born in Munich Electorate of Bavaria Holy Roman Empire (d. 1881)
09 Apr 1798
Giuditta Pasta Italian soprano born in Saronno Cisalpine Republic (d. 1865)
09 Apr 1847
Francis William Davenport English composer born in Wilderslowe Derby England (d. 1925)
09 Apr 1925
Art Kane [Kanofsky] American art director (Seventeen Magazine) and portrait photographer (A Great Day In Harlem) born in New York City (d. 1995) [1]
09 Apr 1932
Jim Fowler American naturalist zoologist and Emmy Award-winning TV presenter (Mutual of Omahas Wild Kingdom) born in Albany Georgia (d. 2019)
09 Apr 1932
Paul Krassner American comic satirist (MAD Magazine The Realist) and social activist (Youth International Party - Yippies Merry Pranksters) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2019)
09 Apr 1935
Reuben Wilson American jazz organist (Got to Get Your Own) born in Mounds Oklahoma (d. 2023)
09 Apr 1939
Hugo Villanueva Chilean soccer defender (21 caps Universidad de Chile 133 games) born in Santiago Chile (d. 2024)
09 Apr 1946
Les Gray English vocalist (Mud - Tiger Feet) born in Carshalton Surrey England (d. 2004)
09 Apr 1950
Peter Wood English session and touring rock keyboardist and songwriter (Sutherland Bros and Quiver Al Stewart Joan Armatrading Lou Reed) born in Middlesex England (d. 1993)
09 Apr 1952
Tania Tsanaklidou Greek artist pop singer (Charlie Chaplin) and staged and screen actress born in Drama Greece
09 Apr 1598
Johann Crger [Jan Krygar] Sorbian-German cantor hymn composer editor (Praxis pietatis melica) and educator born in Gro Breesen Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1662)
09 Apr 1906
O. Louis Guglielmi American social surrealist painter (One Third of a Nation) born in Cairo Egypt (d. 1956)
09 Apr 1923
Dann Cahn American film editor (I Love Lucy The Beverly Hillbillies) born in Hollywood California (d. 2012)
09 Apr 1928
Tom Lehrer American musician (The Elements) satirist (That Was The Week That Was) and mathematician born in New York City (d. 2025) [1] [2]
09 Apr 1929
Harvey Lichtenstein American arts administrator (Brooklyn Academy of Music 1967-99) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2017)
09 Apr 1931
Heisuke Hironaka Japanese mathematician (The Resolution of Singularities) and Fields Medal recipient (1970) born in Yamaguchi Japan (d. 2026) [1]
09 Apr 1932
Paul Krassner American comic satirist (MAD Magazine The Realist) and social activist (Youth International Party - Yippies Merry Pranksters) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2019)
09 Apr 1933
Fern Michaels [Mary Kuczkir] American novelist (Weekend Warriors Texas Rich) born in Hastings Pennsylvania (d. 2025) [1]
09 Apr 1936
Benjamin Stevenson British-American ballet dancer choreographer and artistic director (Houston Ballet 1976-2003) born in Portsmouth England (d. 2026) [1]
09 Apr 1937
Simon Brown British barrister judge Baron of Eaton-under-Heywood and Justice of the Supreme Court of the UK (2009-12) born in Sheffield England (d. 2023) [1] [2]
09 Apr 1940
Geoff Palmer [Godfrey Palmer] Jamaican-British grain scientist activist and the first Black professor in Scotland born in St Elizabeth Jamaica (d. 2025)
09 Apr 1941
(Princetta) Kay Adams American country singer (I Cried At Your Wedding Little Pink Mack) born in Knox City Texas
09 Apr 1942
(Andre) Brandon De Wilde American stage and screen actor (The Member of the Wedding Shane Jamie Hud) born in Brooklyn New York City(d. 1972)
09 Apr 1943
Anthony Chisholm American stage and screen actor (Radio Golf Oz) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2020)
09 Apr 1956
Miguel ngel Russo Argentine soccer midfielder (17 caps Estudiantes LP 435 games) and manager (Boca Juniors Rosario Central Al-Nassr FC) born in Lans Partido Argentina (d. 2025)